From Backyard Courts to Stadium Lights: Micro‑Trajectories of Talent and the Power of Local Leagues
He watches a kid dribble on cracked asphalt, shoes squeaking against chalked sidelines instead of polished hardwood. Talent rarely announces itself with fireworks; it grows in pockets — schoolyards, parking lots, dimly lit gyms. The path from there to professional arenas is not a single leap but a string of tiny waypoints. Much like a … Read more